Australian stories
Spalba appoints Erica Seo as Business Head for APAC
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Spalba names Erica Seo Business Head for APAC as it accelerates regional expansion, with Singapore set to anchor Southeast Asia operations.
YFM backs Swanky with GBP £7.6 million growth deal
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YFM Equity Partners invests GBP £7.6 million in Exeter-based Shopify agency Swanky, funding hiring, service expansion and selective acquisitions.
Tonies expands range with Disney figures & new games
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Tonies adds Ms Moni, Postman Pat and Disney-themed games as it widens its screen-free audio range with new bundles and personalised figures.
Pine Labs acquires Shopflo to boost online checkout
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Pine Labs buys Shopflo to lift online conversion as the fintech widens its reach from in-store payments into a full-stack commerce platform.
KnowBe4 names APJ partner award winners in Singapore
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phishing
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KnowBe4 honours APJ partners in Singapore, with SSS Cybersecurity Specialists named regional winner as Australia, Thailand and Japan firms also recognised.
World IP Day: Why IP is the backbone of sporting brands' success
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World IP Day spotlights how sports brands' trademark wars, NFT disputes and licensing fights underpin billions in commercial value.
Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana
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Elastic brings native Prometheus ingestion and PromQL to Kibana in technical preview, aiming to simplify incident response for SREs.
Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud
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Elastic and Google add AI-driven threat detection to air-gapped cloud systems as defence and government customers seek tighter data sovereignty.
Pepperstone Crypto: Digital assets go mainstream as investors take control of financial future
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Pepperstone Crypto says digital assets are moving into the mainstream as regulation, ETFs and younger investors reshape how traders access markets.
PubMatic finds co-viewing lifts CTV ad action in APAC
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PubMatic study finds APAC co-viewing on connected TV drives stronger ad recall, attention and post-ad action, with weekend evenings key.
Sonata Software wins AWS migration & modernisation badge
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Sonata Software secures AWS Migration and Modernization Competency as enterprise demand for cloud overhaul, data transformation and AI delivery grows.
PepsiCo revamps APAC Greenhouse for startup rollouts
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PepsiCo tightens APAC startup programme to push proven technologies into supply chains, with five alumni set for commercial rollout trials.
One-third of FIFA World Cup partners lack email protection
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Proofpoint warns that 36% of FIFA World Cup 2026 commercial partners still lack the strongest DMARC settings, leaving fans exposed to spoofed emails.
Geotab: Now's the time to get a grip on fuel consumption
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Geotab says fleet operators can cut fuel bills with telematics, driver rewards and data-led coaching as costs keep climbing.
Saviynt names Tim Wedande APJ Field Chief Technology Officer
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Saviynt appoints Tim Wedande as Field Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan, with Melbourne base, to bolster identity security strategy.
Quantium launches Gemini Enterprise practice with Google
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Quantium joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise push with a new AI practice aimed at moving enterprise agents from pilots into production.
Vanyar launches to help firms deploy Palantir faster
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Vanyar opens in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East with a specialist Palantir practice aimed at getting enterprise clients into production in weeks.
LevelBlue warns of GhostOps risk from rogue AI agents
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data protection
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cloud security
LevelBlue says unsanctioned AI agents are slipping into enterprise systems, creating a hidden governance and security blind spot for businesses.
MiQ says marketing funnel no longer matches consumers
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MiQ research finds consumers jump between screens and buying moments in minutes, prompting calls for a more flexible marketing model.
Island names Hugh Darvall APAC Channel Lead amid push
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Island taps Hugh Darvall to drive APAC partner growth as demand rises for safer AI-enabled workspaces and a move away from legacy security tools.